The DrawingBoard V
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DrawingBoard V Overview
The DrawingBoard V digitizer consists of:
Active Area
The drawing area—the
Active Area
—is that portion of the tablet surface
designated for digitizing. Its boundaries are marked at each corner by a
right-angle crop mark.
Menu Strip
The Menu Strip is the row of keys located in the lower left corner of the
tablet. You can use the keys to customize your tablet, or to assign macros
to Configuration keys for greater productivity.
Indicator Light
The
power/proximity
LED in the upper right corner of the DrawingBoard
V frame is the Indicator light. It blinks green when the power is On. It is
solid green when the transducer is
in prox
(within the range) of the Active
Area.
Transducer
Two types of transducers can be used with DrawingBoard V:
pens
and
cursors
. Both are available in corded and cordless versions. The corded
transducers get their power from the digitizer. Cordless transducers are
powered by batteries. They will go into a battery-saving
Sleep Mode
when
no button has been pressed for one to five minutes, depending on the
type of transducer you are using. To reactivate a sleeping transducer,
press one of its buttons.
Cursors
The cursor is similar in appearance to a mouse, except that it has an
attached lens with crosshairs for highly accurate detail work. Cursors are
available in 4- or 16-button models. In addition, there is a special 16-
button cursor available with high-accuracy tablets. This cord-only style
cursor has a lens area that can be illuminated.
Overview
Active Area
Menu Strip
Indicator
Light
Transducers